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Apartment building hit by Russian attack on Dnipro

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An apartment building was hit by a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on July 28, according to photos and videos shared by residents.

The photos and video footage show significant damage caused to the building.

Explosions were heard in the cities of Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia.

Suspilne Dnipro television reported sounds of explosions at around 8:30 p.m. local time following an air raid siren.

Around the same time as the explosions were reported, the Air Force announced the threat of a ballistic missile attack in eastern and southern regions. Shortly before 9 p.m., the Air Force reported a take-off of a Russian MiG-31 fighter jet.

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Martin Fornusek

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Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He was also volunteering as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukraïner. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.

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